Managed to run 5K in around 27 minutes today. That's a 8:42 mile pace. This marks the 5th time in 9 days I've ran this distance. Proud of myself for accomplishing this feat, particularly when I probably couldn't run 1/2 a mile at this time last year.
Running and exercising has been my life-saver in 2014. With all the frustration that I face in India (work, pathetic social life, 3rd world country, family issues, etc), exercising has been a great release for me. Hard to believe that in February I weighed at least 231 pounds - think that my weight is around 190 lbs right now. My legs ache but it's a good pain. I'm hungry but I have the will power to control my appetite. And the feedback I have been receiving from everyone has been very encouraging and has boosted my self-esteem. I've always had a high estimation of my self-worth in the workplace/classroom among my peers, but now I feel strong physically for the first time in my life, and it feels amazing.
I haven't been able to push myself past 5 km on any of these runs. Need to defeat this mental boundary soon. My goal is to get to 10K in 1 hour by the end of 2014.
